The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-05-27
A MYSTERIOUS POLE
WHO SUPPLIES NEW ENGLAND
WITH REVOLUTIONARY NEWS.

WHO SUPPLIES NEW GNo-V>S
WITH REVOLUTIONARY NEWS.
His Appearance on the streets Of Boston
News and Gossip from the Hub
Sporting and Dramatic Notes - The
Newspapsrs' Rivalry.
BosroN, May 25.
Bostons aristocratic Derby day, Satur-
day, the race meeting Of the gentlemen
riders Of the Country club, called out
through the beautiful woodland drives of
Brookline, to Clyde park, stream of car
riages and horsemen which numbered fully
5000 fashionables The interest of the day
: was mainly in the assemblage Of youth and
Astyle, though the young riders kicked up a
great deal Of dust on the track, and rode
gallantly over the banks and bitches.
The ladies were triHe excited over the
fact that some Of New York's riding men
had forwarded their horses here. Boston is
lacking in gilded youth-that is peculiarly
a New York product, and specimens are
looked upon with as much interest as Crow
ley the monkey, Heron-Allen the cheircso-
phist, or any otter freak.
uC CTOWu Wel0 uCu ulSdpIHUllutu
Berry Wall, the king of the dudes, paraded
at the head Of choice group Of kindred
spirits from Gotham, while the lockers on
amused themselves with recounting the
stories that he is paid salary to boom a
certain brand of champagne. That was the
kind Of adulation he got. Freddie Geb-
hardt, whose father made his money out of
the sale Of Old Swan gin, was also looked
for curiously by those anxious for sight Of
New York's gliding.
Gebhnrtlts name recalls the fact that
when Mrs. Langtry last displayed here her
stupid dairymaid face, screechy voice and
Unlocking costumes, she was, one night,
too sick to appear, and Miss Annie
Clarke consented to take her place. The uni
versal comment was that it was sad blum
der for Langtry's management to put an
actress SO immensely superior in her place.
The grateful Lily wrote a letter about
the affair, which has come to light by
means of lawsuit. Her sense of obligation
to Miss Clarke is thus expressed: "Pattison
describes Coghlan and Annie Clarke on the
garden seat as two elderly duclks'' A
tattooed man will draw larger audiences
in Boston hereafter than the writer of that
statement. She was poor enough attrac-
tion before.
4*4
Browning, Brahminism and other out
worn fads of Boston society are succeeded
in spots by Russophobia, and there are indi-
cationsb THAT the craze may become epi-
deNicskSS Srhsosstkea4 fsii.lism is in tie air.
and certain clubs of young women have
gone further and undertaken to learn the
double -jointed stub-and- d-twisted language.
Russian exiles are of course in great de-
mand.
The genuine exile may be harder to get
into Back Bay parlor than the fraudulent.
know of one who has recently become a
familiar object on the streets here, but who
has been known to other parts tf New Eng
land for years. He did honorable service in
the war for the Union. Since then he has
done much literary work. Readers of The
Springfield Republican know him as "John
Baker, alias G - sky" When that paper
makes positive statements about the myster-
GUS doings Of Russian reformers you may
know that John Baker is having his say.
He imagines that he is continually dog
ged by Russian spies. Baker is short
thick set man. with one arm. He is neatly
dressed in black, having discarded the
faded cape coat which he wore for years.
He wears tall soft hat, has full grown
beard, of dark but not black hair, large
face with a strong nose, noticeable eye
brows and an expression which may be
read as indicating that he is sensible, we'll
informed man, forceful in character and
given to minding his own business. He
keeps his history a secret
The death of Ex-Mayor Palmer by pneu-
y1OniQ aYcitoc rourok oplxy fo. H., Loo - 80.
amiable, social comrade, polished speaker
and reputable business man. As an execu-
tive officer he was a failure. He had
worked his own way, having begun the
struggle as a farmers boy.
1t would cost $3.50, 900 to widen Beacon
|street SO as to complete the scheme for a
|grand thoroughfare from the Common to
Chestnut hill. It will probably be i'm
possible to get the money. The city ex-
Cpenditures have been doomed up to the
limit imposed by the legislature, and the
park loan bill, designed to overcome that
limit, is being treated like football by the
legislature. The debt-limitation law is by
some held responsible for both the apathy
shown by business men in regard to city
politics and the decline in moral character
Of the city departments.
The veto of the bill for the division of
Beverly by Governor Ames would have
saved him from an exasperating pressure if it |
had it came few days earlier. His end Of |
the state house was besieged for three davs |
by remonstrants and advocates of the bill. |
till the weight of numbers on either side be- |
came crushing.
The size of the West End land and horse
railroad speculation may be gathered from
these facts: The shares of the company orig
inally cost from 81. 30 to s. each They are
now selling at about $3S each, an increase
IN value of IS, 600, 900 to $S, 500, 600 on the
$50, 600 shares. This speculative advance is
based on the expectation that the state leg
islature will give the company power to
capitalize by watering the stock of the
street railway companies it proposes to alb
sorb. No wonder that the sentiment is
growing that street railroad franchises
should be sold, not given away.
The stocks of the street railroad COM
panies which the West End company pro-
poses to absorb have capitalized value of
Sc, 400, 600. The company owns land worth
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